Method of articles of clothing

ABSTRACT

The new kind of dress is essentially characterized by the fact that the dress is made of a fabric having stripes and/or lines, of various colors, which provide the various effects corresponding to all the characteristic elements of the pattern of the dress and are obtained by means of the fabric itself and without any interruption of continuity over the shoe of its surface.

Q United States Patent H 1 [111 3,713,174 Boussac 1 Jan. 30, 1973 [54] METHOD OF ARTICLES OF 2 ,697,453 QYT54 williamsnjiflf in.. .l 39/383 R CLOTHING 3,066,418 l2/l962 Terry et al. ..2 243 RX [76] Inventor: Jean-Claude Boussac, 8 rue Bertic if V I V V "WW-Mn" Albrecht Paris France Primary Examiner-H. Hampton Hunter Attorney-McGlew and Toren [22] Filed: July 20, 1967 V n e 1 pp 654,917 57 ABSTRACT The new kind of dress is essentially characterized by [52] U.S.Cl. ..2/74 the fact that the dress is made of a fabric having [Sl] Int. Cl. ..A4ld 1/22 tripes and/or lines, of various colors, which provide [58] Field of Search ..2/74, 75, 73, 243 R, 243 A, 2/243 B; 139/383 R, 407

l,055,05l 3/1913 Knowles ..2/243 A the various effects corresponding to all the characteristic elements of the pattern of the dress and are obtained by means of the fabric itself and without any interruption of continuity over the shoe of its surface.

6 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures PATENTED JAN 30 I975 SHEET 2 OF 2 METHOD OF ARTICLES OF CLOTHING In the colored fabric shown in FIG. 1 of which fabric the selvedges are marked 1, the horizontal effects of the manufactured dress (FIG. 2) correspond to the warp, while the vertical effects correspond to the weft.

The design enabling the dress to be produced comprises a repeat pattern or one single added unit R and the horizontal and vertical directions represent respecthe fact that the dress comprises stripes and/or lines,

which are of various colors, provide the various effects corresponding to all the characteristic elements of the pattern and are obtained by means of the fabric itself and without any interruption of continuity over the whole of its surface. 1

By characteristic elements of the pattern are meant not only the effect due to different masses of varied colors, forming panels and producing a geometrical character, but also the effects of bust-yokes, belts, waist stitchings, (high or low), the bottom of the dress etc. considering the garment in the horizontal direction, and also strap effects, button effects, etc. considering the article in the vertical direction.

A further purpose of the invention is to provide, as new industrial products, colored fabrics designed for this purpose and constituting a fixed design, in the warp direction and in the weft direction, in accordance with the structure and elements of the pattern for the dress, the horizontal and vertical dimensions of each added unit corresponding respectively to the total height of the dress and the total width, or, in an alternative version of the invention, to the width of the front and of a half-back.

According to the invention, therefore, the articles are made up on a completely different principle from that applied hitherto. In the traditional methods the composition of the design, woven in colors, is left to a designer, who acts according to his taste and in accordance with the harmonics of color and dimensions, preparing it for use on a large scale, and the manufacturer of ready-made clothing, on whom the fabric is imposed, is content to adapt it to his own models. According to the technique of the invention, on the other hand, designs are prepared which represent the elements of which patterns are made up, and they are then assembled in order to produce the final designs, which enables the designers creation to be stylized by the fabric.

In other words, the fabric to which the invention relates determines the architecture of the dress in advance, whereas hitherto this architecture was constituted by the production of the ready-made clothing.

The invention will be understood 'more completely from the description, which now follows, of methods by which it can be carried out, these being given solely by way of examples, without any limit'ative effect, and shown schematically in the attached drawings, .in which:

FIG. 1 represents a piece of fabric in colors, in accordance with the invention, and prepared for the positioning of the pattern in the weft direction;

FIG. 2 shows a dress made up from a fabric of this kind;

FIG. 3 shows an alternative fabric in colors, in accordance with the invention, and prepared for the positioning of the pattern in the warp direction;

FIG. 4 shows a dress made up from a fabrics of this kind.

tively the .total height and the total width of the dress in the pattern, (i.e. to be cut out), so that, for the short" fashion, the height and the width are about 110 cm and about 140 cm respectively, the back only have two colors in the example shown.

The fabric comprises horizontal stripes of different colors, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, with a narrower stripe or line 8, while in the vertical direction there is a separating stripe 9.

The pattern of the front is shown in broken lines 10, that of the back being shown at l l.

By assembling the front and the back the dress shown in FIG. 2 is obtained, this having a geometrical style, owing to its various panels, and producing the effects of a front yoke 2', a shoulder yoke 3, a low waist 8', the bottom of the dress 6' and 7 the main part of the dress 4 and 5', and an overlap" 9'.

This positioning in the direction of the weft of the fabric appears to be the more advantageous in practice.

Needless to say, the added unit may comprise a halfback instead of a complete back, on condition, however, that three half-backs are cut out of the fourth added unit whenever 3 such units have been used.

In the colored fabric in the alternative version shown in FIG. 3, the horizontal effects of the manufactured garment correspond to the weft direction, while the vertical effects are positioned according to the warp and the design includes one single added unit R, the fabric enabling the front 12 and a half-back 13 to be cut out.

The fabric comprises, in the direction of the weft, strips of different colors l4, 15, 14a, l6, 17, 16a, 18, IQ and 18a, as well as a narrower strip of line 20, while in the direction of the warp it comprises separating strips or lines 21 and 22.

By assembling the front and two half-backs, the dress shown in FIG. 4 is obtained, this having a geometrical style by reason of its various panels, and presenting the effects of a front yoke 15', a shoulder yoke 14', a high waist 20', the main body of the dress 16 and 17, the bottom of the dress 18, 19' and straps 21 and 22.

Needless to say, the invention is by no means confined to any particular forms in which it is carried out, and numerous alternative versions can be devised, not only as regards the design and the effects obtained but also as regards the method of positioning-the cutting patterns for the front:and the. backs or half-backs, without thereby departing from the scope of the invention.

Iclaim:

l. A method of producing garments such as dresses and the like comprising weaving a fabric to form distinctive geometric panels and employing certain of the warp threads and certain of the weft threads for forming continuous stripes extending in the warpand weft directions and separating at least certain of the panels in the'fabric, repeating the .weaving pattern in the fabric to'afford a repetitive pattern of the stripes and panels, and cutting full length portions of a garment from one of the repetitive patterns in the fabric which full length portions extend for one of the full length and full width of the repetitive pattern, whereby the stripes in the fabric form the appearance of characteristic dividing elements of the garment, and assembling the individual full length portions together'to form the complete garment.

2. A method of producing garments, as set forth in claim 1, including the step of forming the length of the repetitive patterns equal to the length of the garment formed from the individual patterns.

3. A method of producing garments, as set forth in claim 1, including the step of forming the width of the repetitive patterns equal to the width of the garment formed from the individual patterns.

4. A method of producing garments, as set forth in claim 1, including the step of forming the width of the repetitive patterns equal to the length of the garment formed from the individual patterns.

5. A method of producing garments, as set forth in claim 1, including the step of forming the length of the repetitive patterns equal to the width of the garment formed from the individual patterns.

6. A method of producing garments, as set forth in claim 1, including the step of forming the width of the repetitive patterns equal to the width of one front part and one half of a back part of the garment formed from the individual patterns.

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1. A method of producing garments such as dresses and the like comprising weaving a fabric to form distinctive geometric panels and employing certain of the warp threads and certain of the weft threads for forming continuous stripes extending in the warp and weft directions and separating at least certain of the panels in the fabric, repeating the weaving pattern in the fabric to afford a repetitive pattern of the stripes and panels, and cutting full length portions of a garment from one of the repetitive patterns in the fabric which full length portions extend for one of the full length and full width of the repetitive pattern, whereby the stripes in the fabric form the appearance of characteristic dividing elements of the garment, and assembling the individual full length portions together to form the complete garment.
 1. A method of producing garments such as dresses and the like comprising weaving a fabric to form distinctive geometric panels and employing certain of the warp threads and certain of the weft threads for forming continuous stripes extending in the warp and weft directions and separating at least certain of the panels in the fabric, repeating the weaving pattern in the fabric to afford a repetitive pattern of the stripes and panels, and cutting full length portions of a garment from one of the repetitive patterns in the fabric which full length portions extend for one of the full length and full width of the repetitive pattern, whereby the stripes in the fabric form the appearance of characteristic dividing elements of the garment, and assembling the individual full length portions together to form the complete garment.
 2. A method of producing garments, as set forth in claim 1, including the step of forming the length of the repetitive Patterns equal to the length of the garment formed from the individual patterns.
 3. A method of producing garments, as set forth in claim 1, including the step of forming the width of the repetitive patterns equal to the width of the garment formed from the individual patterns.
 4. A method of producing garments, as set forth in claim 1, including the step of forming the width of the repetitive patterns equal to the length of the garment formed from the individual patterns.
 5. A method of producing garments, as set forth in claim 1, including the step of forming the length of the repetitive patterns equal to the width of the garment formed from the individual patterns. 